Virgin Atlantic Miles Boost Available

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Sue. No brilliant for Tesco if my maths is right. It may not be!

I pay 1.39999p a mile with a triple boost plus bonus
I think you pay 2.5p a mile via Tesco.

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Thanks Tom, looks like I owe a you a glass of SB.

[EssexSue]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

Thanks Tom, looks like I owe a you a glass of SB.

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No sorry I still can't get it to that. Is it because you fly upper?

[Mr Tom Morrow]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

No sorry I still can't get it to that. Is it because you fly upper?

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Sue. The Miles boost is based solely on the flight distance. Not the cabin you are in

So my Son who did NY in May will get less Miles than me who did it for Orlando.

[Beddy666]

How easy is it to use these miles when booking flights? As I had a quick look last night and nothing was direct, and it was going to mean adding £269 which I assume is taxes does that sound about right?

[lizzie145]

I'm no expert but I think you get the best value the more expensive the flights are. More miles are required in peak season than low but the taxes are more or less the same.

Miles and money, there are more of these than just the reward seats but there are plenty of threads about availability.

I tend to use mine to upgrade from economy to PE

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by EssexSue

Is this better than buying miles with Tesco clubcard points please? We do really well with those.

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Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Sue. I'm not sure sorry as I never use Tesco more than once or twice a year.

What do you pay to get those Miles that way and what do you get Miles wise?

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Originally Posted by EssexSue

We get 625 miles for £ 2.50 in club card vouchers.

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Originally Posted by Mr Tom Morrow

Sue. No brilliant for Tesco if my maths is right. It may not be!

I pay 1.39999p a mile with a triple boost plus bonus
I think you pay 2.5p a mile via Tesco.

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The two are completely unrelated.

You need to buy groceries (and, probably petrol) anyway so if Tesco is a convenient choice for you, then convert Clubcard points to miles.

Tom's calculation is way off, not least of all because you're buying groceries anyway - your family need to eat etc. As such, the Clubcard points haven't cost you anything really.

We convert all our Clubcard points to miles, but tend to wait until there is a boost on the conversion rate on, which seems to happen once or twice a year.

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by Beddy666

How easy is it to use these miles when booking flights? As I had a quick look last night and nothing was direct, and it was going to mean adding £269 which I assume is taxes does that sound about right?

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We've flown extensively PE and Upper to New York, Orlando and Miami using miles, and nearly always on trips that are contained entirely within the school summer holidays.

Sometimes we've booked early - when the flights are released - but at other times we've booked only a few weeks in advance when we spied availability. For the last few summers there was quite widespread PE availability close to summer departure dates.

We collect miles through two sources:

- Virgin Atlantic credit card (the black £160/year one)
- Tesco Clubcard point conversion

...so we don't do or buy anything differently than we ordinarily would, and we amass hundreds of thousands of miles pretty quickly.

[lizzie145]

Anyone know why I have to wait for my bonus miles to be added on when the offer expires?

[megaflyer]

Originally Posted by lizzie145

Anyone know why I have to wait for my bonus miles to be added on when the offer expires?

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If it’s for a past flight then they usually post within 24 hrs of transaction .

For future flights then after you have taken them.

[Moorlandman]

Originally Posted by Bozza

Sometimes we've booked early - when the flights are released - but at other times we've booked only a few weeks in advance when we spied availability. For
We collect miles through two sources:

- Virgin Atlantic credit card (the black £160/year one)
- Tesco Clubcard point conversion

...so we don't do or buy anything differently than we ordinarily would, and we amass hundreds of thousands of miles pretty quickly.

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Still must have the money to spend in the first place though. To get 100k in points requires over £40,000 to be spent on the credit card